The objective of this observational field study was to investigate the effect of an alternative intermittent lighting program (13L: 5D: 1L: 5D – Trt) vs. standard lighting program (16L: 8D – Ctrl) on production performance of laying-hen parent flocks. Two houses of 15,000 Hy-Line brown parent-stock hens each were used for the comparative study. Hen-day egg production (HDEP), eggs per hen ho...

Microbial food safety of eggs has not been thoroughly investigated in Egypt. Pseudomonas species are among the most ubiquitous bacteria in the environment that may also contaminate eggs. To investigate the microbial burden of Pseudomonas species in eggs, one hundred composite samples (6 eggs in each) of table hen and duck eggs were prepares after they were collected from different shops and sup...

Neotropius atherinoides locally known as Batasi fish and considered as freshwater small indigenous species (SIS) in Bangladesh. The present study describes the first complete, inclusive description of length-weight relationships (LWRs), length-length relationships (LLRs), condition factors (Fulton’s, KF; Relative, KR) and the breeding biology in the adjacent river of Chalon beel, Bangladesh. Th...

BACKGROUND Navajo Nation Community Health Representatives (CHR) are trained community health workers (CHWs) who provide crucial services for patients and families. The success of the CHRs' interventions depends on the interactions between the CHRs and their clients. This research investigates the culturally specific factors that build and sustain the CHR-client interaction. METHODS In-depth i...

BACKGROUND As the prevalence of obesity increases in developing countries, the double burden of malnutrition (DBM) has become a public health problem, particularly in countries such as Guatemala with a high concentration of indigenous communities where the prevalence of stunting remains high. OBJECTIVE The aim was to describe and analyze the prevalence of DBM over time (1998-2008) in indigeno...

Dog Rose is one of the most important species in Rosaceae family used as a medicinal plant and a rootstock for ornamental roses. This species is native to Iran, therefore, identification of indigenous genotypes of this species is important for genetic preservation or breeding purposes. Genetic diversity estimation of plant materials is one of the important pre-breeding activities in breeding cr...

A participatory rural appraisal technique (PRAT) was used to obtain information from 132 randomly selected turkey farmers in two out of four agricultural development zones in Kwara state, Nigeria. Data were obtained on socio-occupational status of farmers, their production objectives, experience, flock structure, management practices, marketing and consumption of turkey eggs. The results showed...

ICAR Technical Series No 3 Not more than a third of a century ago, a comprehensive theory of systematic cross-breeding in farm animals was fully developed (Smith, 1974; Moav, 1966; Dickerson, 1969; Dickerson, 1973). Since then many experiments have been conducted to provide information about the effect of crossing breeds or strains within farm animal species. Based on these results, efficient i...

Kurzfassung In diesem Artikel werden zwei Simulationen für Fußgängerverkehr vorgestellt. Beide beru-hen auf einem Zellularautomaten–Modell. Das erste Modell beschreibt die grundsätzliche Bewegung von Fußgängern zwei entgegengesetzter Laufrichtung in einem langen Gang. Das zweite Modell stellt eine Evakuierungssimulation dar, die für verschiedene Problem-stellungen angewandt wird.